Archive - 1 June 2003

In a rare show of support, two opposition leaders back Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak's opposition to the placement of United States' troops in Malaysia. However, they also ask for more details.

Three ISA detainees, Tian Chua, Saari Sungib and Hishamuddin Rais were released tonight. Ezam Mohd Nor was also technically released but remained in jail for another offence. As news of their release spread, calls begin to mount again for the repeal of the draconian ISA.

of afternoon scene near Kamunting Police dispersed a crowd who gathered at a road block about 3km from the Kamunting Detention Centre in Perak to await the fate of the ISA detainees. There was no untoward incident as the crowd left quietly.

A scene in Aceh, along with the embedding of journalists with military forces going into hostile territory, somehow looks familiar to Indonesian viewers, who had followed the recent US-led invasion of Iraq.

Kalau rakyat Indonesia kini menghadapi dilema untuk memilih orang yang paling layak untuk menjadi calon presiden, di sini pula rakyat berdepan dengan teka-teki mengenai siapakah bakal timbalan perdana menteri. AMAN RAIS mengulas lanjut mengenainya.

Asean's credibility has been called into question repeatedly by critics dissatisfied with the association's efforts to cope with regional problems such as the 1997 financial and environmental crises and now, regional conflicts. This week, a former chief of the association explains the reasons for Asean's approach.

Dayaks in Sarawak must be a blessed lot - at least, those returning home to celebrate their annual Gawai Dayak festival must be feeling that way. None of them, home from Sars-affected countries, has been detected with the symptoms.

One student was killed and another seriously injured when a man armed with a machete chased and attacked three students in Sabah, a senior police official said.

Genting Bhd and power giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd are planning to build a 1,400 MW coal-fired power plant at a cost of around RM4 billion (US1.1 billion), a report said today.

The upcoming trip of UN Special Envoy for Burma Razali Ismail does not get a worse herald than the arrest of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Would this set back his achievements thus far?

Malaysia may host a meeting of five nations - China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and the United States - to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear programme, according to a report in a Japanese newspaper.